Aadi Perukku
| Aadi Perukku | |
|---|---|
Aadi Monsoon Festival | |
| Official name | Aadi 18 |
| Also called | Aadi Perukku, Translation: Aadi Monsoon Festival, Pathinettam Perukku, Aadi Nōmbi (in Kongu Tamil) |
| Observed by | South Indian Tamils |
| Type | Cultural |
| Significance | Welcoming Flooding in Rivers and water bodies |
| Celebrations | Molappaari, River Bank Amman temple worship |
| Observances | Prayers, Mulaipari, Religious rituals |
| Date | 18th Aadi (Tamil month) |
| Frequency | annual |
Aadi Perukku, (ⓘ) is a cultural festival celebrated exclusively among Tamil speaking populations from Southern India, on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Adi. The festival pays tribute to water's life-sustaining properties. For the blessing of mankind with peace, prosperity and happiness, nature worship in the form of Amman deities are organized to shower Nature's bountiful grace on human beings.